Navy Told Congressman About Football-Field Size USOs

Congressman Tim Burchett has made extraordinary claims suggesting that non-human entities may have been operating underwater bases on Earth for millennia, citing direct testimony from naval personnel as his primary source. According to his recent interview with DC journalist Matt Laslo from Ask a Pol, Burchett theorizes that these entities “have been on this earth for who knows how long” and that “we think they’re coming in from way out. Maybe they did millennial ago, but they’re here and they’re in these deep water areas.”

The Tennessee congressman, who sits on the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability, references specific data indicating concentrated Unidentified Submerged Object (USO) activity in “five or six deep area, deep water areas” where there is a “higher propensity of sightings.” Most remarkably, Burchett claims that naval personnel have directly informed him about encounters with underwater craft moving at “hundreds of miles an hour” while “the best we’ve got is something that does maybe just a little under 40 miles an hour.” These speed differentials represent a technological gap that, according to current understanding of underwater physics, should be impossible given that water is approximately 800 times denser than air.

During his January 2025 appearance on former Representative Matt Gaetz’s One America News show, Burchett expanded on these theories publicly for the first time. In reference to sonar capabilities, he told Gaetz that “when they tell me something’s moving at hundreds of miles an hour underwater, and our capabilities are, I don’t think we have anything to do 40 miles an hour, and these things, this one was, it was large as a football field, underwater. And this was a documented case. And I have an admiral telling me this stuff.” When pressed by Gaetz about whether he believes underwater bases exist, Burchett confirmed, “I do, I do.”

Burchett’s claims gain additional context when viewed alongside recent government acknowledgments of unexplained phenomena. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard recently expressed similar uncertainty during her appearance on Pod Force One, stating about the New Jersey drone incidents that “I just personally still have a lot of questions that are unanswered” despite the official explanations. This pattern of government officials expressing private doubts about public explanations has become increasingly common in UAP discussions.

The congressman’s underwater theories represent a significant paradigm shift from traditional extraterrestrial visitation narratives. Rather than viewing UAPs as visitors from space, Burchett suggests we may be dealing with indigenous Earth entities that have occupied our oceans far longer than human civilization. According to current oceanographic data, our oceans cover over 70% of Earth’s surface with less than 10–15% ever explored, providing vast areas where such activity could remain undetected.

Tim Burchett on the Matt Gaetz Show

Burchett’s credibility on UAP matters stems from his extensive congressional work on the issue. As noted in reporting from The Hill, he has stated that “there are tens of millions of dollars that have been spent investigating these things. We have had departments tell us that they have recovery units, but they won’t release the full reports.” Following the July 2023 congressional hearing that he helped organize, Burchett asked particularly pointed questions of whistleblower David Grusch, including whether anyone had been “murdered” in efforts to conceal extraterrestrial technology. According to the congressional transcript, Grusch responded affirmatively but indicated he could only discuss details in a classified setting.

The phenomena Burchett describes are not without historical precedent. Unidentified Submerged Objects have been reported since the early 1950s, primarily by naval personnel and pilots. However, Burchett’s statements mark the first time a sitting congressman has openly endorsed the theory that these objects represent non-human intelligence operating from Earth-based locations. Even presidents Ronald Reagan and Jimmy Carter have discussed UFO sightings, but no congressional figure has been as vocal as Burchett on this specific underwater theory.

If Burchett’s claims prove accurate, the implications would be staggering. As he noted in his interview, this would mean “the greatest discovery in human history has been hiding beneath the waves all along.” The congressman’s willingness to discuss these matters publicly, combined with his access to classified briefings and direct testimony from military sources, suggests that whatever is happening in our oceans represents a significant gap in public understanding of phenomena that may have national security implications.

Tim Burchett

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